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How Caleres, Inc. stacks up
CAL · against 1,603 other Consumer Cyclical companies
Profitability
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #923 of 1,604 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score160 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including CAL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 42?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital, but weaker operating margin and return on assets than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 72% of peers. Operating margin: 3.1% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 2.3% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 66% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.0% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CAL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CAL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,510 reported | 11.0% | 7.3% | 66% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,601 reported | 3.1% | 6.4% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,528 reported | 2.3% | 3.3% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,476 reported | 7.7% | 7.7% | 50% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,613 reported | 44.8% | 30.2% | 73% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CAL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 5.2B MYR (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 84 | |
| 923 | 25.1B HKD (≈$3.2B) | 42 | 45 | |
| 923 | 146.0B KRW (≈$105M) | 42 | 48 | |
| 923 | 3.3B CNY (≈$463M) | 42 | 53 | |
| 923 | 1.3B USD | 42 | 44 | |
| 923 | 454M USD | 42 | 45 | |
| 923 | 4.6B USD | 42 | 44 | |
| 923 | 7.5B EUR (≈$8.2B) | 42 | 41 | |
| 923 | 6.6B USD | 42 | 42 | |
| 923 | 28.4B INR (≈$341M) | 42 | 60 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score